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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1964
Page
7
Old Sturbridge Village hosts the second annual Gardener's Workshop April 8 and 9 focusing on early New England gardens. Nine gardening experts present lectures. registration opens 9 a.m. April 8. Participants enjoy a reception and buffet supper in the Village Tavern. Reservations through the village secretary.
Nelson Steel and Wire Co. Franklin Park publishes a free booklet titled Some Facts You Should Know About Iron for Plants. The Agricultural Products Division offers copies at no charge to garden clubs upon request.
The plant trade faces impostors selling misrepresented trees and shrubs by mail order. Homeowners are urged to buy from reputable local nurseries or established mail-order firms, be wary of grand claims, and verify plant genus species size and age with a local expert before ordering.
The Western Massachusetts Gladiolus Society offers free gladiolus bulbs to any under 18 entering the junior classes of the show in Searles Auditorium. Bulbs pick up after April 1 at Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Randolph on State Road, Randolph chairing the event. Gladioli for arrangements are free to non-growers at soon to be announced locations, corsages sold at the show with proceeds to the Great Barrington Visiting Nurse Association.
Small white worms appear on soil of mouse plants after watering. They feed on organic matter and are mostly harmless but unsightly. Water with lime water to control them and repeat in a week to ten days if needed.
Combine beauty and utility in your suburban yard with peaches cherries and apples. Dwarf apple varieties save space and bear fruit by year three with cross pollination. Cherry varieties Black Tartarian Bing and Royal Ann add sweetness while Montmorency suits pie making.
Lightning damage to trees varies. minor wounds can lead to death days later, while bark injury may cause little internal harm. Remove dangerous limbs, trim loose bark after weeks, apply wound dressing, and consider fertilizer. Protect valuable shade trees with a grounded conductor cable and branch air terminals.
The article advises loose-leaf lettuce as the best choice for amateur gardens, especially in hot, dry springs and summers where head lettuce struggles. It explains thinning steps, spacing from two inches to ten inches, and notes continued harvests from the most advanced plants until center shoots form for culinary use.
If you paint clay pots to decorate, choose vinyl latex paints to allow moisture to pass through the pot walls. This helps prevent moisture buildup inside the container while offering a decorative finish for home interiors.
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